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From Montorio al Vomano it
is possible to reach in few minutes the skiing place of Prati di Tivo,
to effect long and relaxing walks in the National Park of the Gran Sasso
and of the Monti della Laga, to visit countries rich in history as
Civitella del Tronto and the famous Castelli, known all over the world
for the beauty and importance of its ceramics. The important santuary of
San Gabriele is 10 km far.
In few minutes it is
possible to also reach the sea. You will have so the possibility to
visit the places of mountain and sea of Abruzzo.
Here following some itineraries are recommended: they have as point of
departure Montorio al Vomano.
THE ROMANS' TRACES AND THE LAST
FORTITUDE.
MONTORIO-TERAMO-CAMPLI-CIVITELLA DEL TRONTO
(35 min)
Departing from Montorio
al Vomano is possible to reach in 11 minutes the city of Teramo, a trip
in the history and in the gastronomic and naturalistic pleasures of the
province of Teramo. |
| TERAMO |
Two
Domus in few footsteps from course Cerulli and course Michetti;
The theater and the amphitheater (II sec. AD) close to the
cathedral of St. Bernard;
The thermal baths near plaza Fallen of the liberty.
Archaeological museum (tel.0861 247772). |
| CAMPLI |
Church of Saint
Maria in the Stage with fourteenth-century frescos;
The Saint Staircase (place of cult of 1776)
Ex Convent of St. Francis where the national archaeological Museum
is entertained (tel. 0861 569158). |
| CIVITELLA DEL TRONTO |
Visitable fort
in every period of the year, extreme north rampart of the borbonic
Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.
Interesting historical Museum of the ancient weapons (tel.
0861 91588) that a visit is worth alone. |
THE CITIES' OF ART AND
THE BLUE COAST
MONTORIO-ATRI-SILVI-PINETO-ROSETO-GIULIANOVA-TORTORETO-ALBA ADRIATICA-MARTINSICURO
(1
h and 50 min)
The Blue Coast is the
line of sea that goes from Silvi to Martinsicuro. And' is so
rechristened because the places on this line of coast have almost all
been awarded the years the recognition of the Blue Flag of Europe. |
| ATRI |
Cathedral of Saint
Maria Assunta where visible traces of a thermal plant are with
fragments of mosaic.
Weekly Mercatino of the antiquariato (info tel. 085 8780067).
It reserves Natural of the Calanchis of Atri.
The "Caves": narrow burrows used in Roman epoch as tubs for the
harvest of water. |
| SILVI |
Benedictine church
of St. Salvatore
(fresco of the XII century.) |
| PINETO |
It is absorbed in the green of its splendid woods described from
D'Annunzio. |
| ROSETO |
Here have been built
of the first bathing establishments baptized "La Sirena"
15 August: Sea procession for the party of S. Mary. |
| GIULIANOVA |
Cathedral of St.
Flaviano (XV century)
Saint Mary to Sea (X sec.) with a portal that brings phallic pagans
symbols.
Pinacoteca Bindi with paintings of the 800 Neapolitan and
Abruzzo and ceramics of Castelli, Capodimonte and Faenza. |
| TORTORETO |
Historical medieval
center.
Church of Saint Maria of the Mercy (described in the Decamerone of
Boccaccio). |
| ALBA ADRIATICA |
Three kilometers of
white beach partly hemmed by a wood.
Walk of three kilometers from two rows of palms.
The tower of sighting of the XVI to defend from the raids of
the Saracens. |
| MARTINSICURO |
It takes the name from
Martin de Segura heads to the orders of Charles V that here
it had a tower of watch to build. |
THE MOUNTAINS: THE PEARLS OF GRAN SASSO AND LAGA MONTORIO-CASTELLI-NATIONAL
PARK OF GRAN SASSO AND MONTI DELLA LAGA
One of the more evocative routes of Abruzzi passing for Castles rocks of the art of the ceramics. In the Park advanced vegetables live beyond 2300 species, beyond fifth of the entire European flora and more than a third party of the Italian floristico patrimony. |
| CASTELLI |
Famous all over the world for the
production of extraordinary quality of the ceramics and the
maioliche. Splendid exemplary of the rinascimentale and baroque
art of the ceramics and the maiolica are collected in
collections private and exposed in the more important museums of
the world, from the British Museum of London to the Ermitage di
San Pietroburgo, from the Louvre of Paris to the Metropolitan
Museum di New York. |
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THE PARK |
Chain of the Great Pebble with the Ghiacciaio of the Cauldron, most southern of Europe. The Mounts of the Laga in the northern part of the Park that constitute the arenaceous-marly montuoso complex higher and extended of the Appennines Twin Mounts, two limestone mountains, the Foltrone and Monte Girella, interested phenomena to carsi to us. |
PLACE FOR WINTER
SPORTS
MONTORIO-PIETRACAMELA-PRATI DI TIVO
(25 min)
To the feet of a full of rocks spur, to the stratums of the Gran Sasso, they are climatic stations and attends centers to you of summery and winter tourism, in one rich zone of forests. Pietracamela is one of the best lines of departure for ascensions to the Large Horn and the Small Horn. |
PIETRACAMELA |
Line of departure for excursions of the Great Pebble from the depositor of Teramo. |
| PRATI DI TIVO |
Equipped for the winter sports it boasts pleasant tracks for the reduction and the ski of bottom. Excursion: from Prati di Tivo to the shelter Franchetti (m. 2435), to the feet of ghiacciaio the Cauldron in one conca between the Small Horn and the Large Horn, salting with the seggiovia of the Arapietra to the Madonnina of the Gran Sasso (m.2005), then for a crinale in approximately 1 hour. |
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